NEWS FROM THE POND

The Lost Foam Technique and Fiberglass Casting

Part One: What is it?

April 30th, 2015

One of the advantages to having 3D CNC mold making technology is the ability to quickly and easily fabricate foam molds for the ‘lost foam’ technique. Named for its resemblance to the famous lost wax casting method, the lost foam technique uses a foam mold that is destroyed in the casting process. With fiberglass, the lost foam technique is most commonly used for internal molds, where the fiberglass is laid over the foam mold or plug and cured. Read the full post here.